A few years after I started my passion in nature photography, I also discovered the world of birding. This other hobby, closely intertwined with photography, has grown over the years. I began documenting my bird observations and learning more about all kind of Dutch birds. Next to photography, I can convidentily say I consider myself a passionate birder and photographer alike.

Of course, one of the first things a birder does is tracking all the species he has seen by making lists. Currently I’m tracking my:

• Dutch lifelist: 218 species

• World lifelist: 223 species

• Self-found list: 186

• Province Groningen list: 197

After graduating from my IT degree, I decided to work on trying to turn my passion into my profession. I enrolled for the bachelor's degree in animal management for september 2025, with the hope of specializing in wildlife management. To already add to my future career, I decided to work as a bat and swift researcher in the research season of 2025 (may-july), and remain picking up some volunteer work for Sovon Bird Research Netherlands, mostly concentrated around terns.